Improvement in smoothing and polishing irons



vR- E Smoothing andPolishing Irons.v

No. 219,112. Pa'ten ted Sept. 2,1879.

n. .n a L N. FEIERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON. D. c.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT REID, OF GLASGOW, GREAT BRITAIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN SIMOOTHING AND POLISHING IRONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 219,112., datedSeptember 2, 1879 application filed July 8, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT REID, of Glasgow, Great Britain, haveinvented a new and useful Smoothing and Polishing Iron, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification.

This invention relates to that class of hand or sad irons which areheated by gas, or by an admixture of air with gas, or other inflammablevapor.

The iron is made hollow, with an open top, to which a shutter or lid isfitted so as to slide in grooves in the sides of the iron, the lid beingheld in its place by a pin or springeatch, or other suitable means. Thegas or admixture of air and gas is conveyed to the interior of the ironthrough a bent pipe passing through the side and around the interior. Inthe under side of said pipe are a series of perforations, through whichthe gas issues, playing, when lighted, upon a layer of asbestus or othermaterial suitable for promoting combustion by difiusing the gas. Thismaterial is laid on thebottom of the iron. The bent pipe is held to itsplace by a set-screw passing through the end of the iron and pressingThe opening at the back of the iron to admit of the lid being removedalso allows the products of combustion to escape. Theunder side of thelid is so shaped as to form, when the lid is detached, a polishing orburnishing iron, which is heated while the bodyv of the iron is in use.

When the operator Wishes to use the polishing-iron she has simply totake out the pin, withdraw the lid, and she has in her hand apolishing-iron ready for use. Further, when the lid is removed from thebody of the iron,

what remains can be used as a stove, for boiling, cooking, or generalheating purposes.

The nature of my improvements and the manner of carrying them intoeffect can be best explained by reference to the accompanying out thelid or polishing part; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the complete iron,and Fig. 3 a side elevation of the handle and polishingiron.

In these figures, 10 represents the body of theiron, which is hollow,with an open top. The lid 11 is held in its place by grooves, (denotedby dotted lines 7 in Fig.1.) 12 is the pipe for conveying the gas, whichis bent so as to conform to the shape of the iron. In the under side ofthe portion within the body of the iron are a series of perforations,through which the jets of gas play upon' the asbestus l6, laid in thebottom of the body of the iron. 14. is a setscrew, which, being screwedthrough the end of the iron, presses upon the bent pipe, holding it inits place. 15 is the pin by which the lid is held in position on theiron.

The under part, 17, of the lid 13 is rounded, as shown in Fig. 3, so asto adaptit to be used when detached as a polishing or burnishing iron.

Having thus fully described my said invention, and the manner in whichthesame is or may be carried into effect, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A sad-iron having a hollow body and adapted to be heated by gas, andprovided with a removable lid rounded on the under side, and adapted toserve as a polishing or burnishing iron when detached, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the hollow body of a sad-iron, of the gas-inletpipe entering said hollow and perforated, and a layer of asbestus orsimilar material located in the body of the iron, substantially asdescribed, whereby the asbestus or similar material aforesaid serves todiffuse the gas, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT REID.

Witnesses:

JOHN REID, JAMES BALLINTINE.

